Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)562500490407399328282276230212212207173173173173141141138138138135138176
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
1.65
1:44PM
1.83
2:08AM
1.64
2:35PM
1.84
3:07AM
1.68
3:29PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.44
8:08PM
0.48
8:16AM
0.47
9:01PM
0.43
9:13AM
0.47
9:56PM
0.35
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
01
Sunrise-6:01-------6:00-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:19-------8:20--
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------2-----------25---
Temp. °C181924262624211918182023212120191817212220191918
Feels °C (?)181924252525222119192023212222202018202120191818
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